Anchors
Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Anchors. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.
By year
Payments reported as associated with Anchors, per program year, as reported to CMS.
Who makes it
Specialties most often involved
Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.
Clinicians most associated with Anchors
These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Anchors. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | Associated payments (2023-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasik Ashraf | New Windsor, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery | $10,130.00 |
| William Hester | Memphis, TN | Foot and Ankle Surgery | $133.81 |
| Justin Bichler | Crystal Lake, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Leonard Vekkos | Woodridge, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Michael Lacey | Merrillville, IN | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Peter Lovato | Cary, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Spencer Keane | Atlanta, GA | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Walter Alm | Elgin, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Jeffrey Alexander | Chicago, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
| Patrick Mceneaney | Cary, IL | Foot & Ankle Surgery | $116.78 |
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.